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Motors using new grease

Now all industrial electric motors from Baldor (Fort Smith, AR) will use Exxon Polyrex® EM polyurea grease. According to Baldor, the new grease is an improvement over other polyurea greases because it displays more durability against mechanical shearing forces; better resists washout, rust and corrosion; and extends bearings’ lubrication life by more than 4 times.

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Filler Specialties Inc: Filling valves

Extended Shelf-Life (ESL) valves from Filler Specialties (Zeeland, MI) are for bottlers looking for accurate fills and easier cleaning. These valves have tri-clamp connections in place of slip joints, which means cleaning can be done in place.

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Serac Inc: Customer services

Serac (Carol Stream, IL) details its 7-point approach to service and support of its filling machines and systems in a new 8-page brochure. Full-color brochure includes information on consulting, start-up, training, diagnostics, technical support, contract preventive maintenance and packaging line evaluations.

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Secondary Packaging

Kalish, a member of DT Industries Packaging Group: Palletizer

Recommended for pharmaceutical applications, Kalish’s (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) stainless steel Pallit palletizer accepts cases from any side, using vacuum plates that can be changed without tools in 1 min.

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KISS Packaging Systems a div. of the Frain Group: Positive displacement filler

The automatic positive displacement filler from KISS (Addison, IL) fills 1-oz to 1-gal glass or plastic bottles with lotions, creams, oils, gels and other viscous liquids.

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

All-Fill Inc: Volumetric filler

Model 305 single-head piston filler from All-Fill (Exton, PA) handles liquids, creams, pastes and other viscous products in fills from 50 mL to 2 ½ L.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Quadrel Labeling Systems: Semi-automatic labeler

Using a product fixture to hold the container, the Model TL2 labeler from Quadrel Labeling Systems (Mentor, OH) can tamp up to 25 labels/min with ±1/32” accuracy, says maker.

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Samuel Strapping Systems: Friction-weld strap tool

The PCF-19E pneumatic friction-weld tool from Samuel Strapping (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada) is a lightweight, high-tension, rugged device that offers fingertip control in the application of heavy-duty polyester strapping.

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Crown Cork & Seal Co., inc.: Improved can end

SuperEnd™ beverage can end from Crown Cork & Seal (Philadelphia, PA) is said to provide a stronger end and seam than traditional can ends, while using significantly less metal.

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Conveying & accumulation

Ermanco, Inc: Low-profile conveyor

Ermanco’s (Spring Lake, MI) low-profile Powerol® conveyor uses a tri-directional switch to move any piece straight ahead, to the left or to the right on command at speeds to 20 products/min.

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Eastman Chemical Company: Eastman Chemical Company: Amenities/sampler bottles

TricorBraun’s (St. Louis, MO) line of amenities/sampler bottles are extrusion blown of Eastman Chemical’s (Kingsport, TN) PETG. The line includes 2 round bottles and 1 oval 1-oz bottle.

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Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Hayssen, Inc A Division of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc: Vf/f/s system

The Ultima® ST vf/f/s bagger from Hayssen (Duncan, SC) measures bag lengths faster than conventional machines, says the company, allowing more time for the filling and sealing stages.

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